Will Blackburn Finish Ninth?

As I pointed out in my last post, some computer problems prevented me from posting this earlier in the week, but it will take more than a dodgy processor to stop the People's Republic updating the world on Birmingham's greatest fictional league competition.

With Manchester United playing Middlesbrough on Sunday, Arsenal took full advantage of their Saturday fixture to take the top spot in week 14 of the Promroiship. The other two of the big four also featured in the first two matches on the Beeb's flagship footie programme, with the FA Cup semi-final separating them from the trash rest of the show. It got me thinking of how I should deal with the positioning of non-Premier League matches (and possibly evening kick-offs, which tend to feature later on the show) in the scoring system should I continue to run this next year. If anyone has any ideas please feel free to post them in the comments.

After the FA Cup break, the BBC decided to concentrate on the relegation battle, but decided that matches with one team involved the the battle (Bolton and Reading) were more important than the match between Wigan and Birmingham, where both teams were (before the match at least) in trouble at the wrong end of the table. With Derby not playing, Blackburn managed to get themselves off the bottom despite featuring in the last match, a mid-table obscurity battle with Tottenham. Will they finish ninth? The BBC apparently could not give two hoots.

Promroiship Results April 5th 2008 (Match of the Day Running Order)

Arsenal v Liverpool....56
Man City v Chelsea.....49
Fulham v Sunderland....28
Aston Villa v Bolton...21
Newcastle v Reading....21
Wigan v Birmingham.....21
Blackburn v Tottenham..14

The Promroiship Table after Round 14


Arsenal .............439*
Manchester United ...413
Reading .............377*
Fulham ..............350*
Chelsea .............346*
Sunderland ..........336*
Birmingham City......335*
Newcastle United.....319*
West Ham United......300
Tottenham Hotspur....295*
Manchester City .....286*
Aston Villa .........283*
Portsmouth ..........272
Liverpool ...........263*
Middlesbrough .......253
Everton .............247
Bolton Wanderers ....243*
Wigan Athletic ......232*
Blackburn Rovers.....205*
Derby County.........200